Module LS1100-MLS

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

10

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor MLS 2009, compulsory, life sciences

Classes and lectures:

• Basic Chemistry (practical course, 4 SWS)
• Basic Chemistry (exercise, 1 SWS)
• Basic Chemistry (lecture, 3 SWS)

Workload:

• 120 hours in-classroom work
• 180 hours private studies

Contents of teaching:

• Lectures:
• Organisation of matter and the periodic table of the elements
• Chemical bonds, molecules and Ions
• Chemical formula and stoichiometry
• The threedimensional structure of molecules: From the VSEPR model to molecular orbitals
• Special properties of water
• Chemical Equilibrium
• Acids and Bases
• Redox reactions and electrochemistry
• Complexes and metal-ligand bonds
• Interactions between mater and radiation - methods of Spectroscopy
• Thermodynamics
• Chemical Kinetics
• Exercises:
• Students explain problems on the blackboard of all themes of the lecture
• Practical course:
• the students work in groups of two. Themes:
• Basics and techniques
• Salt and their aqueous solutions
• Acids, Bases and Buffer
• Redox Reactions
• Catalyses, Metal complexes and Chemical Equilibria
• Lab test

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• The students have the knowledge in basics of general and inorganic chemistry
• They understand basic general and inorganic chemical concepts and can adopt them on reactions
• They are able to do simple chemical anaysis with basic laboratory techniques by applying safety at work in chemical Laboratories (GHS)
• They are able to use tools for professional documentation, interpretation and presentation of data (lab journal, protocol, colloquium) of simple chemical analysis
• By practicing teamwork in small groups during the practical course and writing a collective protocols they got capacity of teamwork

Grading through:

• written exam

Is requisite for:

• Organic Chemistry (LS1600-MLS)

Responsible for this module:

• PD Dr. phil. nat. Thomas Weimar

Teacher:

• Institute of Chemistry and Metabolomics
• PD Dr. phil. nat. Thomas Weimar
• Dr. rer. nat. Rosemarie Pulz

Literature:

• Brown et.al: : Chemie studieren Kompakt Pearson Studium
• Binnewies et al. : Allgemeine und Anorganische Chemie Spektrum - Verlag

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

17.07.2019